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Save the Solar System! (Beginner Breakout)

Story:

Help! An evil scientist has discovered a way to remove the Earth’s magnetic field. Without a magnetic field, the moon will go out of orbit and in 40 minutes it is scheduled to crash into the Earth, ending life as we know it. We have found the evil scientist’s device but we need to

open the box containing it and stop the evil scientist’s program to save our earth and the solar system. We need your help! We have already

delivered instructions to your instructor.

Please save the earth and our solar system.

We are counting on you!


Secrets for Success:

• Teamwork is important! Work together! • Answers may not be as simple as they seem. Continue to look for

clues to solve the problems. In some cases, information you receive early in the problem may not be used until later.

• Trying random codes on locks will not work- there are thousands of combinations. The combinations and codes will be apparent if

you follow directions and think about everything you see. • Give the instructor all locks as soon as they have been opened. • Come together as a team to discuss problems, items that have

been discovered, and when or if to use a hint card. • Have fun!


Game Setup:

1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th

Students/

participants will receive a folder that

includes:

-Planets cards (cut and ready for use) -Planets Card Question #1 -Seasons questions.

-Planets Card Question #2

The zippered pouch will be locked with a 3 digit lock

(set to 674). The code will be revealed

with question #1 of the planets

questions.

The pouch includes:

-Seasons Question Page

-Red reveal message.

The locked box will be

closed with word lock (set

to SOLAR

-The word lock can be opened with the planets question #2.

The box

includes: -Notebook

(locked with a key lock- key under TAPE on

the FLOOR) -Red decoder tool (glasses).

The notebook is locked with

a key lock (key is hidden

under tape on the floor).

The key will be found after decoding the

seasons questions (answer in

invisible ink).

The notebook includes:

-Phases of the Moon

questions cut out and

adhered to random pages.

This final box

will have a hasp with (4) 3 or 4 digit locks on it.

Each team will have the

code/clue to open ONE of

the locks. The lock will be

opened by correctly

naming the phases of the

moon and matching the phase names

to the corresponding

numbers to reveal a 3 or 4 digit code.

Inside the final box will be an iPad with the Breakout EDU

Locks App running. It will

be set to a color lock.

The answer is revealed on the Secrets

of the Season question

page. There is an image that

is colored green, yellow,

red, blue.

Student teams should

come to a consesus on

what combination

to try.


The Planets Cards (In Folder) Cut out the planets cards. Laminate if you wish.

Planets Copyright 123RF


Planet Cards Question #1 (In Folder):

Use the planet image cards to complete the

following:

Put the sun and planet images in order, according to their orbit around the sun.

Answers (For Instructor):

Put the planet images in order, according to their orbit around the sun.

(This will reveal the number 671 from the numbers on the planet cards.)


Planets Question #2

Name the P, in order of

orbit from the sun to reveal the secret code:

M V E M

J S U N

These 4 planets are

made mostly of

K

These 4 planets are

made mostly of

G

Answer:

1

1

2

2

4

4

5

5

L

L A N E T S 3

3


Planets Question #2 (Answers 5 Letter Lock)

Name the P, in order of

orbit from the sun to reveal the secret code:

M V E M

J S U N

These 4 planets are

made mostly of

K

These 4 planets are

made mostly of

G

Answer:

1

1

2

2

4

4

5

5

L

L A N E T S 3

3

S O A R


Planets Question #2 Answers (4 Letter Lock)

Name the planets in order of orbit from the

sun to reveal the secret C:

M V E A

J S U N

These 4 planets are

made mostly of

K

These 4 planets are

made mostly of

G

Answer:

BLANK

1

1

2

2 4

4

5

D E 3

3

M O O N


Planets Question #2

Name the planets in order of orbit from the

sun to reveal the secret C:

M V E A

J S U N

These 4 planets are

made mostly of

K

These 4 planets are

made mostly of

G

Answer:

BLANK

1

1

2

2 4

4

5

D E 3

3


The Secret of Our Seasons

1. The earth has a 23.5 degree .

2. What word means to spin on an axis?

3. Earth is one of the 8 in our solar system.

4. There are two seasons when the sun’s rays shine almost equally on the Northern and Southern hemispheres. The seasons are spring and

. 5. The earth moves

(or ) around the sun. 6. The sun shines more directly on the

hemisphere in June, giving us

and the sun shines more directly on the southern hemisphere in January, giving us winter.


The Secret of Our Seasons (Answers)

1. The earth has a 23.5 degree (TILT). 2. What word means to spin on an axis?

(ROTATE) 3. Earth is one of the 8

(PLANETS) in our solar system. 4. There are two seasons when the sun’s

rays shine almost equally on the Northern and Southern hemispheres. The seasons are spring and (FALL).

5. The earth moves (or REVOLVES) around the sun.

6. The sun shines more directly on the (NORTHERN) hemisphere in June, giving us (SUMMER) and the sun shines more directly on the southern hemisphere in January, giving us winter.

Use invisible ink to highlight the boxes indicated above on the student answer sheet. The highlighted letters (which will be selected in invisible ink and revealed with the black light spell:

TAPE FLOOR. Hide the key to open the locked book under a piece of tape on the floor.


Print this secret message: FOR RED GLASSES:

FOR RED GLASSES:


Phases of the Moon Cut out and adhere to random pages in the notebook:

Which phase is

this moon? ____________

New Moon= 1 Waxing Crescent= 2 First Quarter Half

Moon= 3 Waxing Gibbous= 4

Full Moon= 5 Waning Gibbous= 6 Third Quarter Half

Moon= 7 Waning Crescent= 8

1st Number = ____

Which phase is

this moon? ____________





2nd Number = ____

Which phase is

this moon? ____________





3rd Number = ____

Which phase is

this moon? ____________





4th Number = ____


Phases of the Moon (Answers)

Which phase

is this moon? _Full Moon_





1st Number = __5__

Which phase

is this moon? _Waning

Crescent_





2nd Number = __8__

Which phase

is this moon? _Waxing Gibbous_





3rd Number = __4__

Which phase

is this moon? _New Moon_





4th Number = __1__


Exit Tickets (Print as many as needed): To BREAKOUT of this class, write

a 4 or 5 letter word that describes your BREAKOUT

experience today:

__ __ __ __ __

Explain why you chose this word:

To BREAKOUT of this class, write a 4 or 5 letter word that describes your BREAKOUT

experience today:

__ __ __ __ __



experience today:

__ __ __ __ __



experience today:

__ __ __ __ __


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